Sowore was first arrested on August 3, 2019 by the DSS for calling on Nigerians to take to the streets in peaceful demonstrations to demand a better country from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ndị uwe ojii DSS jidere Sowore na ọgọst 3, 2019 maka ịkpọ ndị Naịjirịa ka ha gaa n'okporo ụzọ ngosipụta udo iji chọọ obodo ka mma site na ọchịchị Onye isi ala Muhammadu Buhari.